Handheld Gamers Can Experience All of the Excitement from the
Journey to the Center of the Earth 3-D Film From New Line Cinema
AGOURA HILLS, Calif.--(Business Wire)--
THQ Inc. (NASDAQ: THQI) today announced that Journey to the Center
of the Earth(TM) has shipped to retailers worldwide. The game is based
on the upcoming film Journey to the Center of the Earth 3-D by New
Line Cinema and is available exclusively for Nintendo DS(TM).
In Journey to the Center of the Earth, players can use the
Nintendo DS stylus to search for a passage to the surface of the earth
while navigating through all seven of the exotic underground worlds
from the movie. A wide variety of mini-games will allow players to
rock climb, dig for dinosaur bones and raft across an ancient sea.
Players will relive the excitement from the film while playing as all
three main characters: Trevor, Sean and Hannah - each with their own
unique abilities.
An exciting adventure based on the classic Jules Verne novel
"Journey to the Center of the Earth," Journey To The Center Of The
Earth 3-D stars Brendan Fraser (The Mummy Trilogy) as a science
professor whose untraditional hypotheses have made him the laughing
stock of the academic community. While on an expedition in Iceland, he
and his nephew stumble upon a major discovery that launches them on a
thrilling journey deep beneath the Earth's surface, where they travel
through never-before-seen worlds and encounter a variety of unusual
creatures. Journey To The Center Of The Earth 3-D is directed by
Academy Award-winning visual effects veteran Eric Brevig (Total
Recall, Pearl Harbor). The film is a co-venture between New Line
Cinema and Walden Media.
For more information on Journey to the Center of the Earth, as
well as additional THQ titles, please visit www.playthq.com.
The official web site for New Line Cinema's Journey to the Center
of the Earth 3-D is www.journey3dmovie.com.
About THQ
THQ Inc. (NASDAQ: THQI) is a leading worldwide developer and
publisher of interactive entertainment software. The company develops
its products for all popular game systems, personal computers and
wireless devices. Headquartered in Los Angeles County, California, THQ
sells product through its global network of offices located throughout
North America, Europe and Asia Pacific. More information about THQ and
its products may be found at www.thq.com. THQ and the THQ logo are
trademarks and/or registered trademarks of THQ Inc.
Nintendo DS is a trademark of Nintendo.
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subsidiaries (collectively referred to as "THQ"), including, but not
limited to, expectations and projections related to the Journey to the
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THQ
Public Relations
Spencer Sherman, 818-871-5179
spencer.sherman@thq.com
Investor Relations
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